Washing-machine.



G. R. WATKIIIIS III II. WIIERIZ.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAI/28. 1914.

Patented May 2,1916.

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G. R. WATKINS L H. WUERTZ.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, i914.

Patented May 2, 1916.

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Patented May 2,1916.

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GARFIELD R. WATKINS AND HENRYWUERTZ, OF CINCINNATI, 01110.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Application filed May 2S, 1914.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, GARFIELD R. WAT- KINs andHENRY WUERTZ, citizens of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, inthe county of Hamilton and State of Chio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to power operated washing machines, and has forits object to provide a device of this character embodying a travelingendless conveyer carrying scrubbingstrips and a roller disposed over theconveyer having circumferential corrugations and reciprocabletransversely of the endless conveyer.

Another object is the provision of simple and eflicient driving meansfor the conveyer and roller.

Another object is the provision of a machine of this characterembodyinga pivoted roller support adapted to automatically adjust itself to thequantity of material passing thereunder.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will behereinafter specifically described, claimed andillustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the washing machine, and, Fig. 2represents a side elevation thereof, Fig, 3 represents a longitudinalsectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, Fig. lrepresents atransverse sectional view taken on the line $41 of Fig. 1 looking in thedirection of the arrow, Fig. 5 represents a detail view showing one ofthe links of the chain.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherel in similar reference numeralsdesignate correspondlng parts throughout the several Vviews, the numeral5 indicates a suitable container formed of sheet metal or other suitablematerial suitably supported upon legs 6 and braces 7 preferably formedof angle irons. The bottom wall of the container 5 is inclineddownwardly and inwardly from the opposite end walls thereof, asillustrated in Fig. 2. Shafts 8 and 9 are rotatably mounted on the sidewalls of the liquid container adjacent the opposite ends thereof, andeach shaft carries a pair of sprocket wheels 10 secured thereon adistance inwardly of the adjacent side wall of the container. A thirdshaft 11V is mounted Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 19.116.

Serial No. 841,520.

through the side wall of the container adchains 12 are composed of aplurality of` links, which have a body portion 12a, a flange 12bextending along oneV side edge thereof and provided with an opening 12cfor securing the slats or strips 15 thereto, a loop 12l is formed on oneend ofthe body portion, and a hook12e is formed on the opposite end forsecuring the links together. A plurality of slats or strips lhave theirends secured to the flanges 12b of the links of the chains, andconstitute in connection with said chains an endless conveyer. i

@ne end of the shaft 9 carries a pulley 16 preferably formed with agroove to receive the belt or the like 17 traveling on a second pulley18 carried by a bevel gear wheel 19. The bevel gear wheel 19 and pulley18 carried thereby are non-rotatably Vmounted on one end of the shaft 8.Shaft supports 2O are secured to one of a pair of arms 27 and rotatablysupport a shaft 21 carrying at one end a pulley 22 provided with asuitable crank handle 23 and carrying at its opposite end a disk 211provided with an eccentric pin 25. intermediate the supports 20 theshaft 21 is provided with a bevel gear wheel 26 meshing with the teethof the gear wheel 19 and adapted to drive the latter.

The outer ends of a pair of arms 27 Aare pivotally supported on theshaft 8 and the opposite ends of said arms are provided with bearings 28rotatably receiving a central shaft 29 disposed above the side walls ofthe liquid container 5. The inner extremities ofthe arms 27 are providedwith depending headed rods 30 slidably mounted in suitable bearingmembers 31 secured to the outer faces of the side walls and adapted toguide the movement of the arms 27. A cylinder 32 is rotatably mounted onthe shaft 29 between the bearings 28 and, is provided with a plurality`of circumferential mally rests upon the top portion of the strips 15. YY

A pairof wringer rollers 33 are rotatably mounted in suitable standards3A secured to the end of the liquid container 5 in which the shaft 9 ismounted. The upper roller 33 is adjustably supported by suitable screws35 and the lower roller is provided on one end with a gear wheel 36meshing with a gear wheel 37 carried on the end of the shaft 9 oppositefrom the pulley 16. The wringer rollers 33 are constantly driven duringthe operation of the washing machine through the pinions 37 and 36. Theend of the shaft 29 adjacent the shaft`21 is provided with a-yoke 39having a vertically disposed opening therein receiving the eccentric pin25.

In operation, the pulley 22 is connected with a suitable source of powerto drive the shaft21 and the bevel gear wheel 2G and .disk 24 carriedthereby. The .pin 25 carried by the dislr 2st works within the verticalopening of the yoke 39 reciprocating i the shaft 29 and cylinder 32transversely vZwithin the liquid container 5, rThe driving rshaft 9 forthe endless conveyer is driven from the shaft 2l through the pinions 26,y19, pulley 13, belt 17 and pulley 16. Y*The rollers Y33- are drivenfrom the shaft 9 through the pinions 37 :and 36. rlhe articles to bewashed are introduced into the container at one end lbetween thecylinder 32 andthe shaft 8, the top portion of the endless conveyercarrying the strips Y15 travels toward :the opposite end of the liquidcontainer 5 and carries the articles underneath theV cylinder 32 whichlatter effectively scrubs the articles by its reciprocation thereover. AY

It will be yunderstood that the cylinder 32 is "normallyrretainedagainst the articles being `washed by its own weight and as the articlesare moved from under the cylinder they are deposited by thek conveyorbetween the rollers '33 of 'the wringer and drawn between the rollers bythe rotation thereof.

What we claim is:-

1. A washing machine comprising a container, an endless conveyeroperable in said container, a pair of arms pivotally mounted in saidcontainer, a shaft rotatably mounted longitudinally of one of said arms,a second shaft rotatably mounted in Ithe free ends ofsa-id arms andhaving one end enlarged and provided with a vertical opening, aneccentric pin carried by the first shaft engaging within said verticalopening, and a cylinder rotatably mounted on the second mentioned shaft.

2. A washing machine comprising a container, an endless conveyeroperable in said container, a pair of arms pivotally secured at theirouter extremities to said container, a horizontally disposed shaft,bearing members carried by one of said pivoted arms rotatably supportingsaid shaft, a second shaft rotatably mounted in the inner extremities ofsaid arms, a cylinder rotatably mounted on the second-mentioned shaft, ayoke secured to the second-mentioned shaft having a vertical openingtherein. an eccentric pin carried by the `irst-n'rentioned shaftoperably engaged within said vertical opening, guide rods secured to thefree ends of said arms, and apertured members secured to said containerslidably receiving said guide rods.

ln testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GARFIELD R. VATKINS. HENRY VVUERTZ. lNitnesses:

FRED Nrnfrnnr, 'GEORGE Enns.

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